Plato Greek Lexicon ἀνοίγνυμι

ἀνοίγνυμι

anoignymi

open

Appears 12 times across Plato's dialogues.

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Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀνοίγνυμι Lys. 12.10; ἀνοίγω Pi. P. 5.88, Hdt. 3.37,117, and Att. as IG 1.32 (συν-), al.: later ἀνοιγνύω Demetr. Eloc. 122, Paus. 8.41.4: impf. ἀνέῳγον Il. 16.221, al., Hdt. 1.187, etc.; also ἀνῷγον Il. 14.168; rarely ἤνοιγον X. HG 1.1.2 and 6.21; Ion. and Ep. ἀναοίγεσκον Il. 24.455; late ἀνεῴγνυον App. BC 4.81, etc.: fut. ἀνοίξω Ar. Pax 179: aor. ἀνέῳξα Id. V. 768, Th. 2.2, Hp. Vict. 2.56, part. ἀνεῴξας CIG(add.) 4300d (Antiphellus); also ἤνοιξα X. HG 1.5.13 and in late Prose; Ion. ἄνοιξα Hdt. 1.68 (best codd. ἀνῷξα), 4.143, 9.118; poet. ἀνῷξα Theoc. 14.15, κἀνῷξε Phld. Acad.Ind.p.103 M.: pf. ἀνέῳχα D. 42.30, Men. 229; ἀνέῳγα Aristaenet. 2.22 (v. infr.): plpf. ἀνεῴγει Pherecr. 86(Pors.):—Pass., ἀνοίγνῠμαι E. Ion 923, Ar. Eq. 1326: late fut. ἀνοιχθήσομαι LXX Is. 60.11, Epict. Ench. 33.13 (v.l.); ἀνοιγήσομαι LXXNe. 7.3, PMag.Par. 1.358; ἀνεῴξομαι X. HG 5.1.14: pf. ἀνέῳγμαι E. Hipp. 56, Th. 2.4, etc.; ἀνῷγμαι Theoc. 14.47; later ἤνοιγμαι (δι-) best reading in Hp. Epid. 7.80, cf. J. Ap. 2.9; plpf. ἀνέῳκτο X. HG 5.1.14 (pf. 2 ἀνέῳγα is used in pass. sense in Hp. Morb. 4.39, Cord. 7, and later Prose, as Plu. 2.693d, Ev.Jo. 1.51, 2 Ep.Cor. 6.11, Luc. Nav. 4 (though he condemns it Sol. 8); but in Att., only Din. Fr. 81): aor. ἀνεῴχθην E. Ion 1563, subj. ἀνοιχθῆ D. 44.37, opt. ἀνοιχθείην Pl. Phd. 59d, part. ἀνοιχθείς Th. 4.130, Pl. Smp. 216d; later ἠνοίχθην Paus. 2.35.7, LXXPs. 105(106).17; and aor. 2 ἠνοίγην Ev.Marc. 7.35, Luc. Am. 14, etc.—In late Gr., very irreg. forms occur, ἠνέῳξα LXX Ge. 8.6; ἠνέωχα PMag.Par. 1.2261; ἠνέῳγμαι Apoc. 10.8, Hld. 9.9; ἠνεῴχθην LXXGe. 7.11; also aor. 1 inf. ἀνωίξαι Q.S. 12.331; ἀνωίχθην Nonn. D. 7.317:—A. open, of doors, etc., ἀναοίγεσκον μεγάλην κληῗδα they tried to put back the bolt so as to open [the door], Il. 24.455, cf. 14.168; πύλας ἀνοῖξαι A. Ag. 604; θύραν Ar. V. 768; also without θύραν, ἐπειδὴ αὐτῷ ἀνέῳξέ τις Pl. Prt. 310b, cf. 314d; χηλοῦ δʼ ἀπὸ πῶμʼ ἀνέῳγε took off the cover and opened it, Il. 16.221; φωριαμῶν ἐπιθήματα κάλʼ ἀνέῳγεν 24.228; so ἀ. σορόν, θήκας, Hdt. 1.68,187; κιβωτόν Lys. 12.10; ἀ. σήμαντρα, σημεῖα, διαθήκην, open seals, etc., X. Lac. 6.4, D. 42.30, Plu. Caes. 68; and metaph., καθαρὰν ἀνοίξαντι κλῇδα φρενῶν E. Med. 660; ἀ. βίβλινον (sc. οἶνον) tap it, Theoc. 14.15; γῆρυν ἀνοίξας, for στόμα, Tryph. 477; ἀ. φιλήματα kiss with open mouths, Ach.Tat. 2.37. b. throw open for use, γυμνάσιον OGI 529.11; κἀνῷξε σχολὰς opened school, Phld. Acad.Ind.p.103M.; εἰ ἀνοίξω ἐργαστήριον; shall I open a shop? Astramps. Orac. 43p.5H. 2. metaph., lay open, unfold, disclose, ὄνομα A. Supp. 322; ἔργʼ ἀναιδῆ S. OC 515, cf. E. IA 326; λανθάνουσαν ἀτυχίαν Men. 674. 3. as nautical term, abs., get into the open sea, get clear of land, X. HG 1.1.2, 5.13, 6.21; but ἁλὸς κέλευθον ἀ. Pi. P. 5.88 is to open or first show the way over the sea. II. Pass., to be open, stand open, lie open, ὄπισθε τῆς ἀνοιγομένης θύρης Hdt. 1.9; ἀνεῳγμένην καταλαμβάνειν τὴν θύραν Pl. Smp. 174e; ἀνεῳγμένας πύλας Ἅιδου E. Hipp. 56; δικαστήρια ἀνοίγεται Pl. R. 405a; παρέξει τἀμπόριʼ ἀνεῳγμένα Ar. Av. 1523; ἀνέῳκται τὸ δεσμωτήριον D. 24.208; λέων τὰ ἐντὸς ἀνοιχθείς cut open, Arist. HA 497b17; κόλποι διʼ ἀλλήλων ἀνοιγόμενοι opening one into another, Plu. Crass. 4: metaph., θησαυρὸς ὡς ἀνοίγνυται κακῶν E. Ion 923.
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